Thread: How do you feel confident if you know you're ugly?

I'm 19, and I have insulin resistance that causes my hormones to be out of whack and which means my male hormones are higher than normal so I have acne, hair growth in odd places, and I'm overweight.
I know I get depressed, and have since I was young off and on. I feel like now no matter what anyone tells me that I am not pretty, that I just feel really ugly. I hate it too beacuse I'd like to be confident because I believe it effects me drastically in life, and I believe it impairs my relationship with my boyfriend a bit.
Any suggestions?
I always feel like I look really gross and everyone around me is thinking that as well.

if you already have a boyfriend? there is no problem?...im not tom cruise either, but im a good person and most people like me

You are prob not ugly. Get ahold of your physical condition,and you will feel a lot better ,physically, and emotionally,not to mention ,you will look better. Go on a permanent high fibre, low glycemic diet. Your dr may be able to help. Get your thyroid checked, there may be meds that can help. iF your thyroid seems to be underactive, get a second opinion, and check out possible alternative treatments. You don't want to take thyroid meds unless you absolutely have to,but if you really need them, they can make all the difference in the world. It will be a lifetime commitment.

at least you have a boyfriend! surely there is at least one person who don't think you are ugly~!!!
but if you are stil not happy then go talk to therapist or sumthing
there are millions of people are not that attractive yet they are happy and there are also pretty people who commit suicide and severely depressed..(i.e. kristen dunst)
it is not about what you look like but what percieve yourself as...or what you feel about yourself


ok i know alot of people might go against this but if you are seriously unhappy with what you look like...then there's another way out..
plastic surgery!! why not...soooo many people are doing it~! i don't think there's anything wrong with that....if it makes you feel good then go ahead...

hope this help~

you should start acknowledging your own flaws and work hard to overcome it.

I sincerely love this topic. My father was diagnosed with diabetis at th age of 46. He suffered from stroke at the age of 56. He is still alive (Thank God) but he could no longer speak and his body is half paralyzed. This is the reason why I started getting conscious on what I eat.

Originally Posted by healyallena0545

I'm 19, and I have insulin resistance that causes my hormones to be out of whack and which means my male hormones are higher than normal so I have acne, hair growth in odd places, and I'm overweight.
I know I get depressed, and have since I was young off and on. I feel like now no matter what anyone tells me that I am not pretty, that I just feel really ugly. I hate it too beacuse I'd like to be confident because I believe it effects me drastically in life, and I believe it impairs my relationship with my boyfriend a bit.
Any suggestions?
I always feel like I look really gross and everyone around me is thinking that as well.

I am 23 years old, and after high school i started breaking out and my sugar is not controlled, also i have an enlarge thyroid and i get the feeling of being ugly and blue from time to time also, its horrible. I cant have a stable relationship because of how I feel and then I think that the person shouldnt be with me because of how I feel. Take it easy what I have come to realize is that I dont always feel ugly and I dont always feel blue. Take great care we all have to be in this together

Oh, don't say that. If you start thinking you're ugly, people will start thinking the same. Just love who you are regardless of what you look. Confidence is not just about being beautiful and being sexy. It's about how you carry yourself